Category Archives: children’s literature

A to Z: How many Newbery Honor Medal winners have you read?

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Throughout April, I’m tackling 26 A to Z topics related to children’s literature. I’m a day late on N day, but I couldn’t bring myself to skip it entirely. Today’s topic is too much fun — it’s all about Newbery … Continue reading →

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A to Z: Wanted – multicultural and diverse books

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Throughout April, I’m tackling 26 A to Z topics related to children’s literature. And today is M Day! Which means it’s time to talk about multicultural children’s books and diversity in literature. I never had a problem finding myself in … Continue reading →

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A to Z: Judging a book by its cover … and other ways of choosing children’s books

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Throughout April, I’m tackling 26 A to Z topics related to children’s literature. Today’s topic is a subject I addressed on my old blog, EveryJournalist Fiction: judging a book by multiple elements and what convinces us to buy books. I … Continue reading →

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A to Z: Imaginary friends popping up in kid lit

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Throughout April, I’ll be tackling 26 A to Z topics related to children’s literature. Since today is all about the letter I, the topic of the day is imaginary friends. Noni was invisible. Not the metaphorical invisible, as in everyone … Continue reading →

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A to Z: Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Throughout April, I’ll be tackling 26 A to Z topics related to children’s literature. Yesterday I wrote about the Brothers Grimm and the treasure trove of their complete works. Today let’s look at another fairy tale writer: Hans Christian Andersen. … Continue reading →

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